Leadership
PTC Laboratories’ dedicated, talented scientific staff and advisors consist of leaders in the genetic testing community and are committed to excellence.
Kim Gorman | Forensic Technical Leader
- Worked on the Human Genome Project in 1990-1994 with David Schlessinger at Washington University
- First forensic scientist implementing DNA STR testing at the St. Louis City Police Department
- A founder of PTC Laboratories
Michelle Beckwith | Scientific Advisor
- Student on the Human Genome Project at Washington University
- DNA Identification Leader for Hurricane Katrina victims
- A founder of PTC Laboratories
Kim Gorman, Technical Leader has a degree in chemistry. Kim worked for three years on the Human Genome Project (an international effort to map the location of DNA throughout human chromosomes) at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, then spent three years as a DNA Criminalist with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Crime Laboratory. Kim is the Forensic Technical Leader and oversees all aspects of forensic testing performed by PTC Laboratories.Back To Top
Michelle Beckwith, Scientific Advisor has a degree in Chemistry, B.S and is a DNA analyst with a background in population statistics. Michelle worked on the Human Genome Project (an international effort to map the location of DNA throughout human chromosomes) at the Washington University School of Medicine before joining PTC Laboratories in 1996 and also participated in the Hurricane Katrina DNA Identification Project as the DNA Data Review Team Leader. She is Scientific Advisor for PTC Laboratories. Back To Top
Additional Scientists
PTC Laboratories has many additional scientists on staff with a minimum of a bachelors’ degree in a hard science who are dedicated and respected. Back To Top
